Thousands Gather for Funeral of Self-Immolation Victim
Following large-scale protests in Tongren, Qinghai in response to the self-immolation of a Tibetan monk last week, the funeral of a farmer who self-immolated Saturday turned into a gathering of...
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Tibetans Protest After Self-Immolations (Updated)
On Wednesday, five Tibetans self-immolated in protest against Chinese policies in Tibet. The next day, a former monk set himself alight in Tongren, Qinghai. Following this incident, thousands of people...
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Notice: Crackdown on Tibetan Market
Tamding Tso, a 23-year-old mother who self-immolated on November 7. Since 2009, a growing number of Tibetans have self-immolated in protest of Chinese rule. Tongren (Rebkong), a county in Qinghai...
View Article79th Tibetan Self-Immolation Reported
Exile news site Phayul reports the tenth self-immolation in Tongren (Rebkong) this month, bringing the overall total since 2009 to 79. The Dharamshala-based site also claims that Chinese officials have...
View ArticleWhy People Set Themselves on Fire to Protest China
In an effort to understand the cause of the recent surge of self-immolations by Tibetans, CBS News interviews a young Tibetan man living in Tongren (Rebkong), the site of recent protests, and Tibet...
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